Sunday, May 11, 2014

Happy Mother's Day with my Silhouette

Happy Mother's Day. I was looking for some quick cards to get in the mail this week so I turned to the Silhouette that Sal gave me for Christmas. I love it and, for the most part, it makes for quick and easy cardmaking, despite the learning curve. But, not this time. The cards I am sharing today took hours and maybe a dozen pieces of cardstock before i got the lacy pattern to cut correctly on my machine. I quickly came to realize that a clean cut is all about getting the settings right. And, with three numbers to play with (and the pre-set combination failing for this intricate cut) it took A LOT of tries. (For those who are interested, the setting that finally worked for me was 2/33/4 -- Double Cut.) Here is the card I made for my Godmother:

My card was inspired by this card on the Silhouette blog. It was a free cut of the week, so I guess that makes up for all the cardstock I wasted. LOL! I created the watercolor background using Tim Holtz distress inks and watercolor paper. There is something about this technique that makes me feel like an artist! The sticker is from a Simon Says Stamp card kit that I am trying to use up.

Once I got the cut right, I thought I would make a card for my mother. This time, I was inspired by the colors in Basic Grey's Highline collection. This may just be my new favorite color combination! Here's the card:

I will be sharing more of my Silhouette creations in the coming weeks.

Gosh, Linda, I'm sorry I missed this post before. My inbox gets pretty overcrowded sometimes. These are two beautiful cards! Nice work with the Silhouette. I don't have one and don't know where I'd put it if I did, but I sure see fabulous things done with it. Love the colors on both of these!

E-Mail Me

Pin It!

About My Blog Name

Some 25 years ago, my husband gave me the most beautiful gift -- his last name. Many people often comment on how nice my name is and point out that my last name means "eternal." When I started making cards I began using a play on words for my signature and instead of signing "eternally yours" on the back, I used "Eterno-ly yours." That became my creative signature and there was no second guessing what I would name this blog!